Journalist Cheng Lei and writer Yang Hengjun have been imprisoned in China for years, but thawing Sino-Australian relations have sparked hope that they could be released. Read more:
, both Chinese-born Australians, have been detained in China under secretive conditions for more than two and three years respectively.
“The kids have been out without their mum for this will be the third Christmas. So that's obviously a really distressing situation for kids,” he said.“Clearly, the focus of [Penny Wong’s] trip is on the 50 years of bilateral relations, and that should be celebrated and rightly so. But, you know, Senator Wong has raised this case a number of times with her Chinese counterparts as has the PM [Prime Minister Anthony Albanese].
“I'm happy to see this new development and hopeful that she can do something to bring my friend, Yang Hengjun, back from China,” Associate Professor Feng told SBS News. The 47-year-old was formally arrested in February 2021 "on suspicion of illegally supplying state secrets overseas”, according to a statement by then-foreign minister Marise Payne.
"Personally, I have sympathy to her family, her kids, and her relatives that are facing such a difficult situation," China’s ambassador to Australia Xiao Qian told the ABC's 7.30 program in September.'I have sympathy': Chinese ambassador 'trying' to facilitate contact between Cheng Lei and family
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